Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur

Most of César Pelli's buildings look like a post-modern future as imagined by Fritz Lang in the movie Metropolis. His twin Petronas Towers seem to be a mix of New York Art Deco fused with local Malaysian styles and cast in concrete and glass. You can almost imagine shimmering electrical plasma rings moving up and down the two towers. It's not really my style - too bold and jagged, and not enough grace. It is impressive though. And not easy to forget.

It was once, for about six years, the tallest building in the world. In the first few years the towers were pushed as a cultural phenomenon, even featuring in the blockbuster Hollywood movie Entrapment, like some giant product placement (and mimicked years later by the Burj Dubai in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol). Now the towers seem to be losing their shine - still the tallest twin towers in the world, but falling far behind a soaring competition. The park behind the towers seem to sum up the towers now - once full of ambition, but now fading and lacking interest. There's even a giant playground, built for hundreds, but used by only a few children and looking like its not been touched since 1998.

A trip to the top is worth it though, and probably the most touristy thing you can do in Kuala Lumpur. Try and pick a clear day as it can suddenly get cloudy even on fine days, and if it rains you'll hardly be able to see a thing.

The Iconic Twin Towers which I used to See only on TV and Magazines BUT...............IN June 2014
I had the privilege to climb up the tallest Twin Towers in the World :) It was worth it and A dream come true. You gotta try it when you're in KL. The views were just awesome.

It was one of the reasons for my visit to Malaysia..PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS :)

Advice : Go early in the morning @ around 8am to book your preferred time or Book online.
Fee : RM80

we were strolling around the huge petronas towers compex with my kid brother and cousins and uncle and aunt, in the front plaza and this is a favorite area for people who does not want to spend money to enter the sky bridge of the Observation Deck and also nice activities do have a panoramic photograph of the Petronas Tower Complex. On A Revisit, Me and the Wolpac just posed here instead of going to the Sky Bridge or Observation Deck.

The Petronas Tower was formerly the World's Tallest Building was but beaten by the Taipei 101 and recently by the Burj Al Khalifa Tower in Dubai. they were designed by the Argentinean-American architect Cesar Pelli. Completed in 1997. The twin towers house Petronas, Malaysia's government-owned oil company, as well as associated Malaysian firms and multinational companies and around the complex is the Suria KLCC shopping mall and the KLCC Park (unfortunately I did not have time to stroll around both huhuhuhu). The towers are linked to one another through a skybridge on 41st and 42nd floors. The bridge has a height of 170m and a length of 58m. Visitors can visit the skybridge for free by getting the passes which are handed out everyday from 8:30am onwards except on Monday but for tourist like us, the option is to buy the tickets at the ticket counter for 10 RM each!!! again we did not know that there was an Observation deck at Tower 2 at the 82nd floor that only goes for RM 40 per person, too bad for us!

The towers are open from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm daily

the view inside the huge Petronas Tower and Complex. The Petronas Tower was formerly the World's Tallest Building was but beaten by the Taipei 101 and recently by the Burj Al Khalifa Tower in Dubai. they were designed by the Argentinean-American architect Cesar Pelli. Completed in 1997. The twin towers house Petronas, Malaysia's government-owned oil company, as well as associated Malaysian firms and multinational companies and around the complex is the Suria KLCC shopping mall and the KLCC Park (fortunately, on a revisit to KL, I did have time to stroll around both, finally!).

The towers are linked to one another through a skybridge on 41st and 42nd floors. The bridge has a height of 170m and a length of 58m. Visitors can visit the skybridge for free by getting the passes which are handed out everyday from 8:30am onwards except on Monday but for tourist like us, the option is to buy the tickets at the ticket counter for 10 RM each!!! again we did not know that there was an Observation deck at Tower 2 at the 82nd floor that only goes for RM 40 per person, too bad for us!

The Petronis Towers were, for six years, from 1998 to 2004 the tallest building in the world with an overall height of 457m, and the top floor being 375m from the ground. It is unique in that on the 41 & 42nd floor there is a double deck skybridge which is not actually connected securely to either tower, enabling the structure to move in high winds, and heat expansion and in addition serves as an emergency exit should fire break out in one of the towers.

The building which is structurally made of stainless steel was designed by the Argentinian architect Caesar Pelli and has 88 floors served by 78 elevators serving the retail outlets and offices above. The ground and lowers floors are almost exclusively of high end retail outlets. If you wish to go up in the tower, tickets are available each day from 08.30am to 20.30pm (except Mondays when closed) on a first come first served basis and you must get there early to ensure you have a chance of obtaining one

this time with pictures of my mates, the wolfpac in front of Petronas Towers, this time on a revisit, access to the sky deck is not included in the package.

the huge petronas towers complex has a large front plaza and this is a favorite area for people who does not want to spend money to enter the sky bridge of the Observation Deck and also nice activities do have a panoramic photograph of the Petronas Tower Complex. (and a nice waterjets display too).

The Petronas Tower was formerly the World's Tallest Building was but beaten by the Taipei 101 and recently by the Burj Al Khalifa Tower in Dubai (of which I'vew visited recently). they were designed by the Argentinean-American architect Cesar Pelli. Completed in 1997. The twin towers house Petronas, Malaysia's government-owned oil company, as well as associated Malaysian firms and multinational companies and around the complex is the Suria KLCC shopping mall and the KLCC Park (this time I had time to stroll around Suria KLCC and some of the gardens and artifiial lakes at the back).

The towers are linked to one another through a skybridge on 41st and 42nd floors. The bridge has a height of 170m and a length of 58m. Visitors can visit the skybridge for free by getting the passes which are handed out everyday from 8:30am onwards except on Monday but for tourist like us, the option is to buy the tickets at the ticket counter for 10 RM each!!! again we did not know that there was an Observation deck at Tower 2 at the 82nd floor that only goes for RM 40 per person, too bad for us!

The towers are open from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm daily

Soaring to a height of 451.9 meters, the 88-storey twin structure of the Petronas Towers is Kuala Lumpur's crown jewel. A sky bridge at levels 41 and 42 links the two towers, at 170 meters above street level. The attraction is open to visitors between 9am - 9pm every Tuesday to Sunday. Best to purchase a ticket online to avoid the queue. There's only a limited number of passes allocated per day.

Directly beneath the Petronas Twin Towers is Suria KLCC, a luxurious shopping mall with over 320 stores, catering for middle class Malaysians and tourists. Items in the glitzy shops feature name brands, and are expensive. However, they’re worth viewing for the sake of window shopping. What appealed to us though, were the huge food courts, such as ‘Signatures’, offering a variety of Asian meals at reasonable prices.

The whole complex is surrounded by a scenic park of lush greenery. This is the best place to view the Petronas Twin Towers, and a relaxing oasis in the city’s heart. The dancing fountains are mesmerizing, but become particularly stunning at night, when synchronized with colored lights and music.

it was a great experience travelling to malaysia and travelling to petronas twin tower. It such a huge building . And to go up and experience it was great. It feels top of the world to experience it from top you feel like every thing is so small from the top. And perhaps its the best part of kuala lumpur.

We revisited the twin towers at night. We walked there using the air-conditioned walkway from outside the Pavillion Shopping Mall. The towers look beautiful and dramatic when lit up at night. There were lots of people around taking photos.

UPDATE---you can now by tickets online now https://eticket.petronastwintowers.com.my/
WARNING-- do not buy tickets online from any type of agency as the tickets may not be recognised.

On our recent trip to KL we were most disappointed that we were unable to take the tour of the towers, probably due to our own fault. We walked by the Petronas Towers on Sunday evening and after asking the security guard we were informed that you must get there early in the morning to guarantee taking the tour as only 900 visitors are allowed each day. Monday morning we skipped breakfast and arrived there at 6.30 only to discover that there are no tours on Mondays, so next morning we arrived at 7 am, took our place in line, but unfortunately we realised that we wouldn't have the time as we were flying out that afternoon. The first few people go on the first tour and as the queue arrives at the ticket counter, the later you are , the later your tour will be. SO, if you are thinking of a tour, get there early to avoid disappointment.

Well, if you look from the window of your hotel room, their size seems to be ok, but if you walk and get close by, you acknowledge that they are huge ... :)

On 41th floor there is a Skybridge combining the two towers as designed to move several inches in heavy winds to protect the building construction.

At the lower level, the Petronas Towers also include a concert hall that is home to the Malaysian Philharmonic and a business reference library.

The Petronas Twin Towers are now not the tallest buildings in the word, but the double decker sky bridge connecting the two towers at the 41st and 42nd floors are the highest 2 storey bridges in the world. T

he 2 bridges are not attached to the main towers but are designed to slide into and out of the towers to prevent the bridges from breaking in high winds.

There is an observation deck on the 86th floor.

We chose not to go up the towers as it is an amazing sight just to see them from the street.

Ahhh the Petronas Towers!! ..... a definate must see when visiting KL :o)

Well finally, on our third trip to KL, hubby and I took some night shots of the towers from the Sky Bar in the Traders Hotel. This was a tip that was given to me by Chia (chiabh).

We also stayed at the Traders and I recommend it.... but more about that in my accommodation tips.

This tip is not your usual cut and paste history lesson - you can visit google for that. This is an aussirose impression of the towers. And in all honesty, I would never get bored of looking at them. I think the Twin Towers are up there with the world's best City Icons and every time I come to KL I get excited when I see them :o)

We had a private day tour and a visit to PETRONAS towers, everything was well organized and our car clean and well-maintained. I cannot say enough great things about Nash My Laundry services, is an express service and was able to do at the last minute, a gentleman picked up my clothes at our hotel and dropped them off exactly in 5 hours, it’s like magic and it costs so little. The best of all, everything was perfectly organized and our clothes folded nicely. I have a true appreciation for this amazing service. Thank you for such a great service Nash My Services, Nash doing a great job in Kuala Lumpur! Cheers.

Yes you are all correct. The Petronas towers were the highest in the world. then Taipei took over and finally the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
That having been said, the Petronas towers are still the highest TWIN TOWERS in the world